Pranam ഹരേ കൃഷ്ണാ ഗുരുവായൂരപ്പാ ശരണം. Janappana is famous and Sushila DVD I have Karnamrtham is attributed to him but issue has several disputable versions. KR IRS 20522
On Thu, 19 May 2022 at 20:54, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > QUES ANSW DIVINE 05-2022-15 > > Dear friends, > > These are information compiled as QA by me in 1998’s-2004’s and stored in > my computer. They are posted by *very learnt members*. > > *BEING COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS.* > > Sincerely, > *R. Gopalakrishnan, 78, dated 19-05-2022* > > Q1 When do kajagari lakshmi pooja and kali pooja celebrated? > > A1 The Kojagari Lakhsmi puja is being celebrated 7 days after > Bijayadasami on Poornima day. > > And Kalipuja is on Deepavali day, where the four handed idol of Goddess > are worshipped in Bengal and other eastern states. In that day the Goddess > took the Kali avatar and killed the Demon Shumbha and Nishumbha > > The above QA is based on a posting by esteemed member Sri. SOUMYA > Achari ([email protected]) in iyer 123 groups. > > > Q2 What is the legend behind Narayaneeyam? > > A2 Narayana Bhattathiri was unable to move and he thought that if he > would get the darshan of Guruvayurappan he might get some relief. He told > his people to carry him to Guruvayur. He surrendered himself under the > lotus feet of Lord Guruvayurappan. > > It was then that he had received an advice from the great Malayalam Poet, > Thunchathu Ezhuthachan (considered as the "Father of Malayalam Language") to > "start with fish". To the ordinary ear this might have sounded as an > advice for a non-vegetarian diet, a taboo for a Brahmin. However > Bhattathiripad understood it in the right sense. The suggestion was that > the poet should compose a work narrating the various incarnations of Lord > Vishnu, Fish, Turtle etc... Melpathur, who knew all Puranas so well, > straight away embarked on the project, assisted by his brother. Thus > happened Sri Narayaneeyam. > > It is said that the Lord personally accepted the poem by signifying his > approval and also by giving him advice whenever the poet was at a loss for > words. > > For example, while dealing with the Lord's incarnation as Narasimha, the > poet could not visualise his form. There upon the Lord himself sprang out > of a pillar in the temple as Narasimha. > > The Lord himself enacted Krishna's dancing on 'Kaliya' and the 'Kaliya > Marddanam' slokas in the Narayaneeyam are set to the same tempo as Sri > Krishna's dance. > > According to Bhagavatham, Sri Krishna, as a child, had broken a pot with a > grinding stone where as Battatiri wrote that it was with a churning stick. > While he was grieving that he got it wrong, the Lord himself said from the > sanctum that he had broken the pot both with the churning stick and the > grinding stone. > > > > Q3 What are Divya desams and padal petra sthalam? > > A3 Divya Desams refer to the 108 Vishnu temples that are mentioned in > the works of the Tamil Azhvars (saints). Divya in the Tamil language > indicates "premium" and Desam indicates "place" (temple). > > Of the 108 temples, 105 are located in India, one in Nepal and two outside > of the Earthly realms. Most of the Divya Desams in Tamil Nadu follow the > Thenkalai tradition. This includes the important temples of Srirangam and > Triplicane. by the 12 Azhvars in the Divya Prabandha, a collection of 4,000 > Tamil verses. > > Lord Shiva, the other major deity in Hinduism, is similarly associated > with the Paadal Petra Sthalams, 275 Shiva temples which are praised in the > Tevaram canon by the 63 Nayanars. > > Based on a posting by esteemed member Sri K Raman on 23-11-2012 > > > > Q4 What are the details of Poonthanam Nampoothiri? > > *A4 Poonthanam was born in the year 1547 in a village called Kezhatur > near Angadipuram town in the Malappuram*, district of Kerala. He was a > great devotee of Guruvaurappan and is the celebrated author of a book > called Jnanapana. > > He lived up to the ripe old age of 93. Once when the old Poonthanam was > insulted by the workers of the temple in Guruvayur, it seems Guruvayurappan > told him that he himself would come to the place of Poonthanam and > live there. > > The lord is supposed to be in the temple of Lord Krishna called "idathupuram > " meaning "left side "and in Sanskrit "Vamapuram" . > > > Q5 What are the details of Bhasha karnamrutham by Poonthanam nampoothiri? > > A5 Possibly attracted by the very famous Sanskrit work called Sri > Krishna Karnamrutham of Leela Sukha , *Poonthanam might have decided to > call it "Bhasha Karnamrutham*" . In the 167th stanza of this great > work he says > > "By your well decorated and coloured form , you made the entire earth get > attracted to you,Oh God , Oh God, the world is also surrounded by > desire and great anger , And if my "Bhasha Karnamrutham" is always enjoyed > by the toungue Then like olden times no one need not creep under the > load of the tendrils of Karma forever." > > Unlike the work of Sri Krishna Karnamrutham which are poems drenched > with devotion addressed to Lord Krishna , this BHasha Karnamrutham > relates > the story of Lord Krishna from his birth to the famous incident of Lord > Krishna helping Arjuna to get back the dead son of a Brahmin. (Mostly > from Dasama Skanda of Bhagwatham.Possibly he got this idea from the > famous Narayaneeyam relating the story of Lord Vishnu.) > > > Q6 How many verses in Bhaskara karnamritham? > > *A6 These are narrated in the first 113 stanzas. The portion from 114th to > the 169th stanza emphasizes the need for chanting the name "Narayana" > and also relates the philosophy* of Poonthanam. > > Poonthanam states in the work that his Guru was one Neelakanda and > that this was edited and corrected by one Sri Soolapani. > > By the blessings of the dust of the feet of Neelakanda(Author's Guru) ,I > went on narrating the plays of Lord Krishna somehow,Oh Mukunda , > Victory to Lord of Vamapura ,Please grant me devotion to your divine > feet. (117) > > Soolapani put in lot of efforts,To systematized and edited it ,Put in > lot of efforts to make it great ,My "honey to the ears " written in > local language ,And please become happy at the feet of Achyutha.(118) > > Poonthanam also states that this work has been written when he was > nearing the age on ninty. > > Oh sea of mercy , I was for a long time longing,To see the toys with which > Lord Krishna played,Counting and counting the singing of your > names,Ninety years have almost passed by. (148) > > The above QAs are based on a posting by PR Ramachandar on 13-11-2012. > > Q7 How is Skanda shashti vratam is related with King Muchhu kunda? > > A7 Legend has it that *Muchukunda, a King South India, was advised by > saint Vasishta regarding the correct observances of the Skanda Sashti > Vratam.* > > After observing the Vrata, King Muchukunda became powerful and famous and > the fame of his kingdom spread around the three worlds. *It is said that > the King became so powerful that Lord Indra (the king of demi-gods) took > his help to defeat Asuras.* > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/503646956.369580.1652973892434%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/503646956.369580.1652973892434%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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